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UNITED STATEs PATENT OEEIcEc JOHN EL WARREN, 0E wEsTBnooK, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT |N FARM-FENcEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 154,776, datedSeptember 8, 1874; application filed May 27, 1,874. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WARREN, of Westbrook, in the county ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Board Fences; and I hereby declare that the following isa full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a' part of this specification.

The object of my invention is an improved method of securin g the boardrails of a board fence to an iron rod or post fastened to a suitablebase.

My invention consists of wooden bisected posts,-the ends of which areheld at asuitable distance from each other for securing between them theends of wooden longitudinal rails by means of cast-iron clamps, throughwhich the rod passes, said rod being first firmly xed to a suitable baseof stone, wood, or iron, and passing through said iron clamps-andbetween the bisected parts of the wooden posts, said rod having a nutand screw upon its upper end, by means of which the clamps are held toduty and the whole structure flrmlysecured to the base.

In the drawing, Figure l is a front view. Fig. 2 is a cross-section.

My post is constructed as follows:V A rod, R, is secured to a suitablebase B, having a nut, N, and screw upon its upper end. A bot torn clampor stand, S, encircles the rod, of suitable shape to receive the lowerends of the Wooden bisected posts E E, one being held in front and theother in rear of the rod, and at any desired distance from each other,between which the wooden longitudinal rails are secured, either the rodpassing through the rails or the ends of the rails abutting against therod. The upper clamp or cap C, through which the rod passes, and of asuitable form for seJ curing the upper ends of the bisected posts in thesame manner and for the'same purpose as the bottom clamp or stand S,likewise serve as a Washer for the nut N, which, being screwed down,holds all the parts in their proper relative positions, and firmlysecures the whole.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, in a fence, of wooden longitudinal rails held betweenwooden bisected posts, said posts clamped at the top and bottom, avertical rod passing between theV posts and secured to a suitable base,and having a nut and screw upon the upper end, by means of Which lallthe parts are held in their proper position and secured to the b ase,substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

JOHN E. WARREN.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE HALE, LINDLEY M. WEBB.

